Electrochemical fluorination for processing of used nuclear fuel

Garcia-Diaz, Brenda L.; Martinez-Rodriguez, Michael J.; Gray, Joshua R.; Olson, Luke C.

Title: Electrochemical fluorination for processing of used nuclear fuel

Patent · Tue Jul 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1260245

Garcia-Diaz, Brenda L.; Martinez-Rodriguez, Michael J.; Gray, Joshua R.; Olson, Luke C.

A galvanic cell and methods of using the galvanic cell is described for the recovery of uranium from used nuclear fuel according to an electrofluorination process. The galvanic cell requires no input energy and can utilize relatively benign gaseous fluorinating agents. Uranium can be recovered from used nuclear fuel in the form of gaseous uranium compound such as uranium hexafluoride, which can then be converted to metallic uranium or UO.sub.2 and processed according to known methodology to form a useful product, e.g., fuel pellets for use in a commercial energy production system.

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Research Organization:: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC09-08SR22470

Assignee:: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, SC)

Patent Number(s):: 9,382,632

Application Number:: 14/312,098

OSTI ID:: 1260245

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Jun 23

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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